acquaintance
(noun)
noun
1. personal knowledge or information about someone or something
Similar word(s): conversance, conversancy, familiarity
Definition categories: thought, information
2. a relationship less intimate than friendship
Similar word(s): acquaintanceship
Definition categories: state, relationship
3. a person with whom you are acquainted
- I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
Similar word(s): friend
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
Sentences with acquaintance as a noun:
- I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.